Imaging and Clinical Data on Swallowing Function of Individuals with Huntington's Disease and Dysphagia.

Background: Dysphagia is common in Huntington's disease (HD) affecting all phases of swallowing. Correlations exist between non-instrumental measures of dysphagia and clinical features of HD, including age, disease duration and degree of motor impairment. Lack of instrumental data limits our ability to wholly characterize HD-related dysphagia and prognosticate swallowing changes over time.

Diagnosis of concomitant inducible laryngeal obstruction and asthma.

Background: Inducible laryngeal obstruction, an induced, inappropriate narrowing of the larynx, leading to symptomatic upper airway obstruction, can coexist with asthma. Accurate classification has been challenging because of overlapping symptoms and the absence of sensitive diagnostic criteria for either condition.

Objective: To evaluate patients with concomitant clinical suspicion for inducible laryngeal obstruction and asthma.